In Israel, the Ministries of Environmental Protection and Economy conducted a year-long scoping process to gather information about what could be done, and what was being doing. SwitchMed supported a series of eight workshops as the country set about determining the best policies for its circumstances. Some 300 participants from more than 50 national institutions took part. National priorities for Israel are social environmental businesses, clean tech, green public procurement, environmental standards and labelling, and resource efficiency.